Dopesick features powerful performances from Michael Keaton and Kaitlyn Dever in this must-watch Hulu limited series about addiction. This series, created by Danny Strong and based on Beth Macy’s book, humanizes the opioid epidemic in a way that I never thought could be possible. Through eight episodes, we’re watching things play out on several fronts: a small Virginia mining town, the DEA, Purdue Pharma, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia. It is…
"Dopesick Is A Must-Watch Limited Series"
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced the winners of the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday night. Yvette Nicole Brown hosted the ceremony on Saturday night at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Much like the ACE Eddie Awards, there were no shortage of comments about the Academy’s fakakta decision to not air all 23 awards live. Both Jane Campion and Denis Villeneuve used their honors to speak out against the decision. Villeneuve…
"ADG: 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards"
The Oscars film editing race is beginning to look clear after King Richard and tick, tick…BOOM! took home wins at the ACE Eddie Awards 2022. The 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced winners LIVE at the Theater at the ACE Hotel recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the announcement of winners in competitive categories, Michelle Satter accepted the prestigious ACE Golden…
"ACE Eddie Awards 2022: The Winners"
The Chair makes for a quick binge with a total run time of three hours and a wonderful leading performance from actress Sandra Oh. Jin-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) is the first female to take on the role of Pembroke University’s English department chair. It comes at a time that has a lot going on. One, Professor Kim wants to see to it that Yaz McKay (Nana Mensah) makes tenure. Two, she also needs to work…
"The Chair: Sandra Oh is Wonderful"
Sam Richardson crushes it throughout the entirety of The Afterparty and deserves every accolade for his performance. Chicago improvisers have a few routes. They can stay in Chicago or move to New York or Los Angeles. Comedians moving to New York are the ones who take gigs at Saturday Night Live or the late night talk shows. But for those moving to LA, it’s to try to make it in film or television. After appearances…
"Sam Richardson Crushes It In The Afterparty"
Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-nominated film, Belfast, is now available for fans to bring home on home video in advance of Oscar Sunday. Belfast is the most personal film yet for writer/director Kenneth Branagh and could only be made after his parents died. August 15, 1969. Belfast. Riots. The city would never be the same. We’ve all heard about the fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland but this film really puts in on display. Appropriately, Belfast…
"Belfast: Oscar Nominee Arrives on Home Video"
In what is terrible news for Holocaust education, John Boyne has penned a sequel to his 2006 book, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Much like the book, Holocaust scholars are also critical of the 2008 film adaptation (released in North America as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) for the false equivalences that it creates between the Jewish victims and their perpetrators. I have not seen the film nor do I have any plans…
"The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Gets A Sequel"
A weekend getaway trip to Croatia ends up becoming a murder mystery in the newest Netflix movie, The Weekend Away. Sarah Alderson adapts the script from her book of the same name. Anyone already familiar with the book is at an advantage. More power to you if this is the case. The rest of us are coming in cold. Or after watching the trailer. You do you. If your like me, the casting of Leighton…
"The Weekend Away: A Generic Netflix Thriller"
One could suppose that it was always going to come to this as AMC Theatres announced that they would move to dynamic pricing. During their earnings webcast, AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said: “Currently, our prices for The Batman are slightly higher than the prices we are charging for other movies playing in the same theaters at the same time.” In previous years, AMC has increased ticket prices during the weekend. This is why discount…
"AMC Theatres Experiment With Dynamic Pricing"
Apple TV+ has renewed The Afterparty for season 2–with Tiffany Haddish returning–ahead of the first season finale launching on Friday. Detective Danner, played by Tiffany Haddish, is back on the case! Apple TV+ today announced an early season two renewal of The Afterparty, the broadly acclaimed and hit murder-mystery comedy series from Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and TriStar TV and Sony Pictures Television. The news arrives…
"The Afterparty Renewed For Season 2 on Apple TV+"